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Saturday, 18 March 2017

Nikki mastered the art of creating rusty-looking Wood Chips earlier in the year, and here is another twist on that idea using Hot Picks stamps with Seth's Wood Chips to make a fun panel. It's joyful architectural layering!

It is a pleasure to be on the PA blog tonight
sharing a project featuring Hot Picks stamps. I've chosen to share with
you a dimensional board using Seth Apter's Wood Chips as the focal
point for the stamping and to create a frame or window.

Having
had the honour of being one of Seth's wingmen for his January
PaperArtsy release I was lucky enough to play with the new Wood Chips
early and I fell in love!

They are a fabulous surface to work on -
stamping, painting or altering and can be layered for lots of dimension.

The Hot Picks stamp set I have used is HP1601EZ - which fits perfectly with the current topic!

I
had an idea about using the Wood Chips to create windows and played
around with a larger format and several windows before settling on a
simpler composition using the square wood chip for the houses and the
frame at 45 degrees to act as my window. Sometimes simple is better - I
can often forget this!

The added benefit of this was it created added dimension to the project which I love.

I
chose to use the row of houses on the wood chip - and as I knew I would
be adding paint ensured I heat embossed the stamped image. The houses
were painted with slightly watered down Fresco paints - a combination of
the new releases from Seth Apter and Tracy Scott. (Tangerine Twist, Jade, Mahogany and Key Lime).

FFSA1 (Seth Apter Set 1)

FFSA2 (Seth Apter Set 2)

FFTS1 (Tracy Scott Set 1)

Having
coloured the focal point I worked on my background - aiming to include
complementary colours but keeping them cooler so the background remained
in the background. A large brush and vertical and horizontal brush
strokes built up the effect of a textured surface. I love doing this and
was happy that the colours from Tracy and Seth's paint sets work so
well together - Butternut, Jade, Mud Splat, Key Lime and Buff on here.

I
have been making rust a lot recently and decided to add this worn look
to the wood chip frame and embellishments. This was achieved by adding
Terracotta, Smoked Paprika and Mahogany over black. I was very happy to
discover that Seth Apter's Spellbinders die - Robo Bar - fitted perfectly to frame the Home stamp from this stamp set!

Sometimes
when I am creating I get a little fixed on one set of products or a
stamp designer. What I really enjoyed about this project was mixing it
all up! Hot Picks stamps, Tracy Scott and Seth Apter paints and Wood
Chips. Give it a go! Sometimes it is surprising what works together. NikkiBlog: Addicted to Art

Gorgeously put together Nikki. I really love the soft shades in that background, and the delicate stamping I can see peeking through too! Love how you have used the wood chips, it's always exciting when layers are added so perfectly! ~ Leandra

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